Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Niday A surname. Nidd A river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the (Yorkshire) Ouse. niddah Someone whom Halacha considers menstruant. Niddam A surname. nidder To keep down or under. Nidderdale The upper valley of the River Nidd in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate district. niddering Synonym of nithing (“a coward, a dastard; a wretch”). nidderling Someone who is weak and cowardly. niddick The nape of the neck. niddicock A foolish person. Niddrie A suburb in eastern Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3071). niddui Brief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days. nide A nest of pheasants. Nider A surname. nidge To dress the face of (a stone) with a sharp-pointed hammer. nidget A fool or idiot. nidgeting The visiting of neighbours' houses to summon the midwife and other women to a birth. nidging trifling Nidhi fund, reserve of money Nidhogg a dragon who lives in Niflheim (world of ice and the dead), feeding upon the roots of Yggdrasil and bodies of the damned. nidicolous Tending to stay at the nest or birthplace for a long time after birth, due to dependence on the parents for feeding and protection. Nidiffer A surname from German. nidificant A bird that builds nests. nidificate To make or build a nest. nidification The act or process of building a nest. nidificational Relating to the building of a nest. nidiform Shaped like a nest. nidifugal Synonym of nidifugous. nidifugous That leaves the nest shortly after hatching. nidify To make a nest. nidogen entactin nidologist One who studies nests. nidology The study of nests. nidopallial Relating to the nidopallium nidopallium A region of the avian brain, used mostly for some types of executive functions but also for other higher cognitive tasks. nidor The smell of burning animals, especially of burning animal fat. nidorosity belching with the taste of undigested meat nidorous Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances. nidoviral Relating to nidoviruses nidovirus Any of a group of viruses of the order Nidovirales that cause respiratory disease in snakes nidroxyzone A topical anti-infective drug. nidulant Nestling, as a bird in its nest. nidulariaceous Of, pertaining to, or resembling fungi of the family Nidulariaceae (the bird's nest fungi). nidulate To make or build a nest. nidulation The time of remaining in the nest, or the nest-building. nidus An aggregate of neurons. Nidwalden A canton of Switzerland. NIE A surname. Niebauer A surname from German. Nieberg A surname from German. Niebla A surname. Niebler A surname niebloid An entity that can be called as a function but which is not visible to argument-dependent name lookup. Niebuhr A surname from German. Niebuhrian Of or relating to Reinhold Niebuhr (1892–1971), American theologian, ethicist, and political commentator. Niec A surname. niece A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). nieceless Without a niece. niecely Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a niece. nieceship The state, condition, or relationship of a niece. Nied A surname from German. Nieder A surname from German. Niederer A surname from German. Niederhauser A surname from German. Niederkorn A town in Luxembourg, in the commune of Differdange, in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. Niederlahnstein A part of Lahnstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. niedermayrite A rare monoclinic hydrated copper cadmium sulfate hydroxide mineral. Niedermeyer A surname from German. Niederschopfheim A district of Hohberg, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Niederwald A village in Goms municipality, Valais canton, Switzerland. Niedzwiecki A surname from Polish. nief A serf or bondsman born into servitude. Niefang A city in Centro Sur, Equatorial Guinea. niefling A nibling. Nieheim A town in Höxter district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Niehoff A surname. Niekamp A surname. Niel A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp. Nieland A surname. Nield A surname. niellated Decorated with niello. nielle Extremely dark black. nielled Decorated with the niello technique. niellist One who makes niello ornaments. niello Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals. nielloware Articles made from niello. niellure The niello process. nielsbohrium A rejected name for dubnium (105). Nielsen A surname from Danish or from Norwegian [in turn originating as a patronymic]. Nielson A surname. Nieman A surname. Niemann A surname. Niemczyk A surname from Polish. Niemeier A surname. Niemela A surname. Niemeyer A surname. Niemi A surname from Finnish. Niemur A locality in the Murray River council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Nienaber A surname. Nienburg A town and rural district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Official name: Nienburg/Weser. Nienhuis A surname from Dutch. niente totally silent, as a musical direction (abbreviated to n. or ∅ in sheet music) Nier A surname nierembergia Any plant of the genus Nierembergia. nierite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing four nitrogen and three silicon. Nierman A surname. Niersteiner A variety of Rhine wine from Nierstein, near Mainz. Niese A surname. Niesewand A surname. nieshout Synonym of sneezewood. Nieto A surname from Spanish. Nietta A rural locality in Central Coast council area, northern Tasmania, Australia. Nietzsche A surname from German, most famously borne by Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher. Nietzschean Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings. Nietzscheanism The philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), or support for its views. Nietzscheanly In a Nietzschean way. Nietzscheism Nietzschean beliefs generally. Nietzscheite Synonym of Nietzschean. Nietzschesque Nietzschean Nieuport A city and municipality of West Flanders, Belgium. Nieuwegein A town and municipality of Utrecht, Netherlands. Nieuwkoop A village and municipality of South Holland, Netherlands. Nieva A surname from Spanish. nieveful handful; fistful nieves A surname from Spanish. nievitas A white-flowered plant of genus Cryptantha or related genera such as Greeneocharis or Johnstonella. nievling The milking of an animal by grasping the teat in one's fist, rather than pressing the fingers along it. Niezgoda A surname from Polish. nife The innermost layers or core of the Earth, composed chiefly of nickel and iron. nifedipine A synthetic compound which acts as a calcium antagonist and is used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of cardiac and circulatory disorders. nifekalant An antiarrhythmic agent. nifenalol A nitrophenyl derivative of an amino alcohol that is an adrenergic blocker nifenazone A drug that has been used as an analgesic for a number of rheumatic conditions. niff A bad smell. niffer To barter. niffle To pilfer. niffler A raddle (instrument used by weavers). niffy Having a bad smell. nifH A gene that codes for the dinitrogenase reductase iron containing protein (NifH) which forms part of molybdenum nitrogenases that fix nitrogen. nifkin The perineum. nifle A trifle; something small and insignificant. Niflheim In Germanic and Norse cosmology, the Norse underworld, location of the domain Hel and of the realm of Hel, the goddess of the dead. niflumic Related to niflumic acid and its derivatives Nifong To make a self-serving, politically-motivated accusation or prosecution. nifontovite A monoclinic mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen. nift Niece. niftily In a nifty manner; cleverly. niftiness Quality of being nifty. nifty Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way. nifuradene A topical antiinfective drug.